Ornamental article and method of producing the same.



J. A. FENTON.

APPLICATON FILED DEC. l. 1917- Iatened Apr. 29, 1919.

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- To all whom it may concern:

UNITE@ ST g PATENT snaren.

JOHN A. FENTON', 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent Patented Apr.. 29, i919.

Applicaties mea December 1, 1917. A serial no. massa.

Be it known' that I, JOHN A. FENTON, a

v citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county ofAlameda -and State' of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ornamental Articles and Methods-of Producing the Same,of which the lfollowing is a-:specification. f v My invention relates toan yornamental a'rticle and method of producing the same.

The principal object of my invention is to' providfe an article whichAshall be ,of moderate price, butwhich shall be highly ornamental inlappearance and closely resemble hand carving.

A further object of my invention is 'to produce-an ornamented articlethe surface of which shall carry designs in sharp relief as comparedwith the body of the surface.

In the accompanying drawing, theigure,

shows an article according to my invention. Referring more particularlyto the drawlng:

The ligure 1 represents a panel on the face of a box, the design 2 ofwhich is in sharp relief withreference-to the remainder of the surface.This raised design is produced by cutting apertures in a protectivesheet of metal or heavy paper, or other suitable material, and4fastening the said protective sheet over the surface to be ornamented.

i Upon directing a sand blast against the surface, the' portions whichshow the design and which are to be in reliefon the finished article areprotected from the effects of the blast by means of the said sheet, andthe remaining portion ofthe surface isv cut away to the desired` depthby the action ofthe sand or similar particles until the relief effect isproduced. Articles ornamented inthis way can scarcely be distinguishedfrom those hand carved. It will be understood that when the surface or'article being treated is of woodhthe material -may contain a verydecided' gram. In this case, the protective surface of the design willbe smooth whereas the recesses between the portions in vgrooves orrecesses between theA projecting.

lines caused by the grain of the wood-being stained or treated less, ifat all.` By this method of treatment, I produce a very novel and-decided ornamental effect owing to the peculiar shading given by thedifferent tone or color of the surface at the bottom of the recesses orgrooves between the grain of the wood. It will, of course, ybeunderstood' that I may stain or otherwise treat the surface of thewoodbefore subjecting the same to the sand blast process, although ifthevportion treated with the blast is also Atreated by stain orotherwise after the blast process, it is more convenient to treat'thewhole surface at once. For instance, the raised portion 2 shown in thedrawing may be treated by stain or otherwise before the wood has beencarved.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

An article` of manufacture comprising a body having l"a surface providedwith av design in sharp4 relief, the areas not taken up by the designbeing covered by `depressions and projections of a contour conforming tothe grain Vof the material of which said body is formed, said areasbeing colored in contrast to theJ d esign and with the depressions andproJections colored in `contrast to each other. l In testimony whereof Iax my signature.

JCI-IN A. FENTON.

